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Unveiling the Role of Investment Tangibility on Financial Leverage: Insights from African-Listed Firms

Risks (Basel), 2023-11, Vol.11 (11), p.192 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

COPYRIGHT 2023 MDPI AG ;ISSN: 2227-9091 ;EISSN: 2227-9091 ;DOI: 10.3390/risks11110192

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  • Title:
    Unveiling the Role of Investment Tangibility on Financial Leverage: Insights from African-Listed Firms
  • Author: Vengesai, Edson
  • Subjects: Brand equity ; financial leverage ; Financial statements ; generalised method of moments ; intangible investment ; Investments ; real assets ; Stock markets
  • Is Part Of: Risks (Basel), 2023-11, Vol.11 (11), p.192
  • Description: The asset structure of a firm plays a pivotal role in determining its leverage. A higher proportion of physical assets is often associated with high debt ratios. This study explores the impact of investment tangibility on financial leverage, examining both tangible and intangible investments. Using a dynamic panel data model estimated through the two-step system generalized method of moments (GMM), we analyse a dataset encompassing 815 non-financial listed firms from 22 African stock markets. The results show that African firms have higher inclinations to invest in physical assets. We found a statistically significant negative relationship between leverage and tangible and intangible investments. The findings indicate that African firms tend to maintain lower leverages regardless of whether they invest in tangible or intangible assets. The observed relationship aligns with the hypothesis that high-growth firms, in their expansion efforts, strategically tend to opt for low debt to mitigate the agency costs associated with debt and to help prevent underinvestment. This outcome underscores the interconnected nature of financing and investment decisions. This research contributes to the literature on financial leverage and investment by dissecting investments into tangible and non-tangible components and highlighting their distinct impacts on leverage. Moreover, it provides empirical evidence for previously unexplored African firms, shedding light on the reasons behind the relatively low leverage levels observed in African firms.
  • Publisher: MDPI AG
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 2227-9091
    EISSN: 2227-9091
    DOI: 10.3390/risks11110192
  • Source: ROAD: Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources
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    DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
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